Betsy Helfand of the Las Vegas Review Journal reports Dominic Smith will start on Opening Day for the Las Vegas 51s.  According to Manager Tony DeFrancesco, Smith is only slated to play five innings as the former first round pick still needs to get his legs in shape. Smith

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The St. Lucie Mets have released their 2018 Opening Day roster. That roster will be led by Chad Kreuter, who is returning for his second season as manager. Marc Valdes and Joel Fuentes will also return in their positions as as the pitching coach and hitting coach. Pitchers (15)

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  With Opening Day this Thursday, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies have released their 2018 initial roster. Here’s how the roster breaks down. Coaching Staff Manager Luis Rojas Hitting Coach Val Pascucci Pitching Coach Frank Viola Bench Coach Luis Rivera Athletic Trainer Bob Grimes Strength Coach Kory Wan Pitchers –

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According to Jacob Resnick of MetsMinors.net, the New York Mets have released their sixth-round draft pick in the 2012 MLB Amateur Draft, outfielder Jayce Boyd. Boyd, 27, spent six seasons in the Mets’ organization, making his way to Triple-A Las Vegas for 56 games in 2015 and again for 92

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The Las Vegas 51s have released their initial roster for the 2018 season, their last as the New York Mets’ Triple-A affiliate. As previously reported by MMN, the 51s will be lead by a new coaching staff with Tony DeFrancesco as manager. He will be joined by former Binghamton Rumble Ponies pitching coach Glenn

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Ben Badler published on Monday the prospects that he felt could break out in 2018. In his list, he names many players with either under-appreciated talents or who haven’t played yet like a couple international signees by position, and which side of the minor leagues they will start. In

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When the Mets traded Jay Bruce for right-handed relief prospect Ryder Ryan, there were groans among the fan base for the team selling short on a 30 homer right fielder. When the Mets signed Bruce this offseason, many joked about Sandy Alderson’s genius at play with his having both

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Current New York Mets minor league right-handed reliever Matt Pobereyko has had a rollercoaster baseball career thus far. After graduating from Hammond Bishop Noll Institute in 2010, he had a five-year college career, which was an up-and-down journey within itself. He went to South Suburban College in Illinois for

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Mets minor league infielder David Thompson has been named as the 2018 recipient of the John J. Murphy Award, according to Anthony DiComo of MLB.com. The award, named after the late general manager of the 1969 Miracle Mets, is given annually to the top Mets rookie in Spring Training. The 2017

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The Columbia Fireflies have released their initial roster for the 2018 season headlined by 2016 first round pick Anthony Kay. The Fireflies will be managed by Pedro Lopez after he spent the 2017 season managing the Las Vegas 51s. Joining him on the staff is pitching coach Jonathan Hurst

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